Kashima Antlers vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Kashima Antlers vs Vissel Kobe — J. League at Kashima Soccer Stadium.
- Kashima Antlers 15 games · 37 pts (2026/26)
- Vissel Kobe 14 games · 28 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 15 37 2 FC Tokyo 15 32 3 Nagoya Grampus 15 28 4 Vissel Kobe 14 28 5 FC Machida Zelvia 14 28 6 Gamba Osaka 16 25 7 Tokyo Verdy 14 24 8 Kawasaki Frontale 15 23 9 Cerezo Osaka FC 15 22 10 Shimizu S-Pulse 15 22 11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 15 21 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 15 21 13 Kyoto Sanga FC 14 20 14 Avispa Fukuoka 16 20 15 Fagiano Okayama FC 15 20 16 V-Varen Nagasaki 15 19 17 FC Mito Holly Hock 15 18 18 Yokohama F.Marinos 15 16 19 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 15 12 20 Kashiwa Reysol 15 11 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Mar Vissel Kobe H 1–0 W 16 Mar Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–1 D 08 Mar Kashiwa Reysol A 3–1 W 01 Mar FC Tokyo H 2–0 W 26 Feb Albirex Niigata H 2–1 W 22 Feb Tokyo Verdy H 4–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Mar Kashima Antlers A 0–1 L 16 Mar Shonan Bellmare A 2–1 W 01 Mar Avispa Fukuoka H 0–1 L 26 Feb Kyoto Sanga FC H 1–1 D 22 Feb Nagoya Grampus A 2–2 D 15 Feb Urawa Red Diamonds H 0–0 D Season Stats
Kashima Antlers Vissel Kobe #1 Position #4 37 Points 28 15 Played 14 12 / 0 / 3 W / D / L 9 / 0 / 5 32 Scored 37 16 Conceded 31 +16 GD +6 2.47 PPG 2.00 80% Win % 64% Key Stats
58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history60% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season29% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this seasonKashima Antlers are 1st (37 pts). Vissel Kobe are 4th (28 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Kashima Soccer Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Kashima Antlers and Vissel Kobe.
- 5' Yoshinori Muto needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 7 Yellow cards this season.
- 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kashima Antlers needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 15' It’s high time Toru Oniki made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 20' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 25' It looks surprising Kashima Antlers does not make any changes. Koya Yuruki has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 27' Vissel Kobe player sees a card in front of him.
- 32' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 33' GOAL! Leo Ceara scores on 33.
- 38' Caetano has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 17 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 41' A meaty challenge results in booking for Erik on 41.
- 46' Vissel Kobe is showing some good football. However, Vissel Kobe are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
- 56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yosuke Ideguchi, as he is very good at scoring at Kashima Soccer Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 59' Time for substitution for Vissel Kobe. Erik is replaced by Taisei Miyashiro.
- 64' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tetsushi Yamakawa made 421 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 69' The Vissel Kobe manager makes a substitution. Yosuke Ideguchi departs to be replaced by Klismahn.
- 70' Time for substitution for Kashima Antlers. Aleksandar Cavric is replaced by Shu Morooka.
- 73' Tomoki Hayakawa was booked on 73.
- 78' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 79' Time for substitution for Kashima Antlers. Yu Funabashi is replaced by Kento Misao.
- 81' Another change for Vissel Kobe made on 81 minute. Rikuto Hirose leaves to be changed by Gotoku Sakai.
- 83' The whistle greets Leo Ceara as he departs to be replaced by Kyosuke Tagawa.
- 86' Kashima Antlers receives a card for a hard tackle on 86.
- 90' Vissel Kobe receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
- With this win, Kashima Antlers is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Kashima Antlers
Starting XI-
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Leo Ceara ↓ Kyosuke Tagawa 83'
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Aleksandar Cavric ↓ Shu Morooka 70'
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Yu Funabashi ↓ Kento Misao 79'
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Kimito Nono ↓ Yuta Matsumura 83'
Bench- 10
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Kento Misao ↑ 79'
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Kyosuke Tagawa ↑ 83'
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Yuta Matsumura ↑ 83'
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Shu Morooka ↑ 70'
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Coach Toru OnikiVissel Kobe
Starting XI- 10
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Erik ↓ Taisei Miyashiro 59'
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Yosuke Ideguchi ↓ Klismahn 69'
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Daiju Sasaki ↓ Koya Yuruki 59'
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Rikuto Hirose ↓ Gotoku Sakai 81'
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Yuya Kuwasaki ↓ Caetano 69'
Bench-
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Gotoku Sakai ↑ 81'
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Caetano ↑ 69'
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Taisei Miyashiro ↑ 59'
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Koya Yuruki ↑ 59'
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Klismahn ↑ 69'
Coach Takayuki Yoshida -
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Head to Head
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